| Title | Geothermal Heat Cycle Research: Supercritical Cycle with Counterflow Condenser in Different Orientations |
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| Authors | Bliem, C. J.; Mines, G. L. |
| Year | 1988 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Power Generation; Research Agencies; DOE; Binary Systems |
| Abstract | The Heat Cycle Research Program, which is being conducted for the Department of Energy, has as its objective the development of the technology for effecting improved utilization of moderate temperature geothermal resources. The current testing involves the investigation of binary power cycle performance utilizing mixtures of non adjacent hydrocarbons as the working fluids, with supercritical vaporization an din tube condensation of the working fluid. The utilization of these concepts verified her will improve the net geofluid effectiveness (net watt hours plant output per pound of geofluid) about 20% over that to a conventional binary power plant. The major effect in this improvement is the ability to achieve integral, countercurrent condensation. Results are presented for the recent testing including those tests examining the performance of the countercurrent condensers at different tub inclinations and comparison with new design base computer programs. |